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About Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez

My Niece and Nephew joke that I could open a used book store with all the books that I own. I love to read, that is my addiction. I can't go a week without going to a book store. I love crocheting. I love to write stories and poetry. I also love my family, even though they make me crazy at times. I am a huge Donald Duck Fan.

Eliza Waite Week Blast

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Historical Fiction

Date Published: 05-16-2016

Publisher: She Writes
Press

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Celebrating the 10th Anniversary

After the tragic death of her husband and son on a remote island in
Washington’s San Juan Islands, Eliza Waite joins the throng of miners,
fortune hunters, business owners, con men, and prostitutes traveling north to
the Klondike in the spring of 1898. When Eliza arrives in Skagway, Alaska, she
has less than fifty dollars to her name and not a friend in the
world—but with some savvy, and with the help of some unsavory
characters, Eliza opens a successful bakery on Skagway’s main street and
befriends a madam at a neighboring bordello. Occupying this space—a
place somewhere between traditional and nontraditional feminine
roles—Eliza awakens emotionally and sexually. But when an unprincipled
man from her past turns up in Skagway, Eliza is fearful that she will be
unable to conceal her identity and move forward with her new life. Using Gold
Rush history, diary entries, and authentic pioneer recipes, Eliza Waite
transports readers to the sights sounds, smells, and tastes of a raucous and
fleeting era of American history.

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September 1, 1896


Cloudy, first fall chill. Deer in garden again. Need to
mend fences.

“Good fences make good neighbors,”
her aunt used to say.

Eliza examines her muddied property and stifles a
snort. There are no neighbors, no cheery hellos or help at harvest time, no
shared secrets or meals offered at the door when grief steals joy clean away.
No, her neighbors are all gone from this windswept island plagued with
relentless autumn rains that close in on the coming darkness.

Eliza
removes her nightclothes and rushes into her undergarments, woolen skirt,
muslin blouse, and thick socks. She gathers up her skirt, and pushes out
through the cabin’s rickety door, inhaling wood smoke and counting her
memories, both blessings and curses.

I do not know if I can endure
another winter here, especially after what happened last year.


Before the
epidemic there had been a store, and a post office, and a cannery, and a
school. And—of course—a church. On those long ago Sundays, Eliza
had squirmed each time Jacob mounted the stairs to the simple wooden pulpit at
First Methodist on tiny Cypress Island, his pompousness preceding him. Eliza
sat stiffly in the front pew with Jonathan close beside her. Jonathan’s
delicate hands held hers and his small brown leather boots dangled over the
front lip of the wooden bench. If she tries hard enough, Eliza can still hear
Jonathan’s warbling voice stumbling over the words of the ancient
hymns.

After Sunday services, Eliza and Ida
Lawson had poured weak coffee into china cups at opposite ends of the
cloth-covered table in the basement of the church. They adjusted the china
cups, filling in spaces when others were served. They checked the sugar bowls.
They rearranged the teaspoons, and placed them symmetrically. They exchanged
glances and shared private conversations in between parishioners.

Did you
hear the foreman killed a Chinaman over at Atlas Cannery?


Another
parishioner would interrupt. Pleasantries. Then another interruption. More
pleasantries.

Did you see Sly Chapman walking Adelaide Winters home from
school on Wednesday?


There was always scuttlebutt about the townsfolk, or
the trappers, or the fishermen, or the loggers. And always about the Chinamen.
In the kitchen, Eliza and Ida would mimic the Chinamen, taking small steps and
bowing to each other. They stifled their laughter. Only once had they had an
awkward and guarded conversation about the intimacies of marriage.

 

IDA’S
COFFEE CAKE
 

 

This is one of the best of plain cakes, and is very easily
made.
 
Take one teacup of strong coffee infusion, one teacup molasses, one
teacup sugar, one-half teacup butter, one egg, and one teaspoonful saleratus.
Add pinch of salt.
 
Add spice and raisins to suit the taste, and enough
flour to make a reasonably thick batter.
 
Bake rather slowly in tin pans
lined with buttered paper. Tops with cinnamon sugar and serve warm.
 

But
those days are long past. Now all Eliza has is a heap of gravestones to
visit.
 

About the Author

Ashley E. Sweeney

 Multi award-winning author Ashley E. Sweeney’s fourth novel, The Irish
Girl, released December 2024. Her previous novels, Eliza Waite, Answer Creek,
and Hardland, have won a total of 20 awards, including the Nancy Pearl Book
Award, Independent Press Award, WILLA Literary Award, and New Mexico-Arizona
Book Award. Sweeney, a native New Yorker and graduate of Wheaton College in
Norton, Massachusetts, spends winters in Tucson and summers in the Pacific
Northwest.

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Escaping the Elaborate Facade of Alcoholic Bliss

Self-Help

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For most of Nick’s life, drinking was an integral part of family,
friendships, and even professional success. Alcohol was celebrated among his
elder millennial peers. Abstinence was not. However, there were breadcrumbs
scattered across several decades that a lifestyle in alcoholic bliss was not
sustainable. Reckless behavior, relationship woes, declining health, personal
tragedy, and dreams unrealized began to fester. Eventually, a life in sobriety
became the only option if Nick was to live a life full of meaning and love.

A Fragile Utopia is a turbulent and honest journey into the depths of
alcoholism and the path to finding hope and purpose in recovery. The good news
is, when we look inward, there is light. If we own our flaws, there can be
redemption.

This memoir is a playbook for navigating early sobriety: how it will feel,
obstacles encountered, how loved ones will react, insight into treatment, how
AA and other fellowship recovery programs work, and examples of how most
people fail in early attempts at sobriety.

About the Author

Nick Hanson

 Nick Hanson is a passionate recovery enthusiast and advocate for people who
are suffering from substance abuse and addiction. He lives in Minnesota with
his wife and three children. He enjoys the outdoors, pop culture, reading,
music, sports, fitness, cooking and is always up for learning something new.

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Coaching for Resilience

Leadership / Self-Help / Health / Business

Date Published: April 29. 2026

Publisher: Serapis Bey Publishing, Arizona, USA

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This empowering book launches the new Cancer Compass; an essential
self-leadership resource for people facing cancer. It extends its reach to
caregivers, healthcare professionals, and organisations committed to offering
meaningful support to anyone in their workforce dealing with cancer. It
encourages us to see cancer not solely as a medical challenge, but as a
profound moment to honour the resilience of our human spirit, embrace growth,
and reclaim control of our lives for a brighter future.

Teresa Ferreiro-Vilariño challenges her readers to shift their perspective, prioritising personal empowerment, connection and purposeful living. Her insights about resilience coaching and each person’s human potential are uplifting. Her book is deeply rooted in practical application, including thoughtful exercises and tools that prompt us to access our inner resources, engage in self-discovery and cultivate our secure bases. These unique gifts guide us to align our decisions with our values and goals, helping us chart a path forward with choice, clarity and confidence.

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Navigate Cancer – Coaching for Resilience is an essential self-leadership resource for people facing cancer. Its reach extends to caregivers, healthcare professionals, and organisations committed to offering meaningful support to anyone in their workforce living with cancer.

 The book invites us to see cancer beyond a purely medical challenge—to honour the resilience of the human spirit, embrace growth, and reclaim a sense of control, shaping the cancer experience from a place of agency and choice.

 The Cancer Compass, which the book introduces, offers orientation: a way to move forward without denying fear, to reclaim agency without resisting reality, and to live—not just survive—while walking through illness. Teresa Ferreiro-Vilariño challenges readers to shift their perspective, prioritising personal empowerment, meaningful connection, and purposeful living.

Grounded in resilience coaching and a deep belief in human potential, the book is both inspiring and practical. It includes thoughtful exercises and tools that invite self-discovery, strengthen inner resources, and cultivate secure bases. These elements guide readers to align their decisions with their values and goals, helping them chart a path forward with choice, clarity, and confidence.

 

About the Author

Teresa Ferreiro-Vilariño
Teresa Ferreiro-Vilariño is the Founder and CEO of Kimberlite
(https://www.kimberlite.es), an innovative organisation dedicated to providing
comprehensive support to people navigating cancer—particularly within
corporate settings—through professional coaching. A Master Certified
Coach (MCC) accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
, Teresa
brings more than 20 years of experience working with leaders and organisations
worldwide.

At the age of 36, a breast cancer diagnosis marked a turning point in her
life, redirecting her focus toward empowering people living with cancer. In
the years that followed, she authored her first book, I Have Breast
Cancer–What Now?
, recognised for its inspirational and practical
guidance, embraced motherhood, and founded a charitable initiative supporting
young women navigating motherhood after cancer
. She later earned a PhD focused
on applying professional coaching methodologies to the specific needs of
people facing serious health challenges
. In recognition of her commitment to
patient advocacy, she was honoured with the European Patient Champion Award by
EyeforPharma in 2019.

Teresa is also an executive coach and coaches across multiple programs at IMD
Business School
in Lausanne, Switzerland, including the flagship
High-Performance Leadership (HPL) Program, supporting leaders in developing
resilience, clarity, and sustainable performance.

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Sci-Fi Fantasy Romance, LGBTQ+

Date Published: May 15, 2026

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These futuristic sci-fi tales are anything but quiet.

 

Board the Quiet Kitty Waveship and travel with Brant Sel, a Sh’Bahkyr Tygyr
and his crew: Bevel-leveB, a Medusoid Jenari with a sentient cock, and Willa,
a Sprite from the wounded planet Sparkle.

Brought together by fate, these three have common goals — to rescue and
gather their lost peoples so they can take down the corrupt, brutal
Corporation, run by the most evil beings in the three Galaxies… Humans.


Publisher’s Note: This box setcontains the previously released Quiet Kitty
novellas Under the Cat’s Paw, Dancing with the Devil, Holiday Dreams, Naked
Secrets, and Cat Scratch Fever.

 

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EXCERPT

Excerpt from Under the Cat’s Paw

The door opened and the sensor controlled walkway winked out beneath her
weighted feet. Almost sorry to reach her destination — she so rarely had a
chance to see daylight — Willa plodded heavily into the interview room, her
small ankles locked into a pair of slaver’s cuffs. Head down, neck bowed, she
flicked her eyes about in quick, furtive forays, taking in the room’s sparse
furnishings: a six foot long cushioned slab and a straight-backed, armless
chair. Noting the absence of tweezers, whips, electronic probes and other
sadistic devices with a thankful sigh and a renewed sense of hope, she dared
to sneak a quick glance at the room’s other occupant, determined to somehow
influence him to take her with him. A harsh, swift breath lifted her full
breasts and set her covering plumes to fluttering.

Before her stood a grey-skinned bi-pedal Being lounging at ease, his long
slender hands resting on the upper horizontal bar of a tall-backed chair. He
faced her, his nude body — tall, slim and muscular — displaying a total lack
of self-consciousness. A thick mop of unruly platinum hair waved in the brush
of an unseen — and unfelt — breeze, falling over his forehead to obscure his
sightless silver eyes. His mouth hung open, allowing a nineteen-centimeter
tongue, coated with cilia, to protrude slightly.

She identified the Being as a Jenari. A member of a race powerful enough to
stand up to the Corporation, his kind usually did not travel in Corporate
Space. Jenari rarely mingled with other races, remaining a mystery rarely seen
among the Corporation’s citizenry. Because of this much speculation abounded
regarding their peculiar genetic makeup.

She had heard enough about the genetically blind, Medusoid race to know the
Jenari’s tongues served as their true “eyes.” With their tongues, they
“tasted” the air, able to sense their environment more accurately than could
most sighted persons.

Currently, the naked alien appeared nonchalant and relaxed. His posture
broadcast his sense of control, his power over her in this private chamber,
obviously unaware how easily that privacy — his privacy — had been breached.
The so-called secure interrogation cubicle was anything but, her master having
ordered it wired for video and sound, rendering it accessible and easily
monitored by him.

The Jenari cocked his head toward her now, giving the impression of eyeing her
askance, locating her so accurately, she almost doubted his sightlessness.

“Sso… you are Willa. Your masster tellss me he hass had you trained ass a
SSexengineer… capable of keeping a Dinyar-classs Wavesship and a medium
number of crew in tip-top orgassmic condition.”

The male’s sibilant words slid from his lips. He framed his sentences oddly,
their cadence broken and rendered choppy by the repeated extrusion of his
tongue. The cilia laden appendage darted out between every several words,
sipping the air in her direction.

“You look much too fragile for ssuch sstrenuous work. A female of your
delicassy sshould be cossseted and cared for… your cunt well conditioned
with frequent usse… your ssweet cream churned with a long thick sspoon…”

Willa felt the Jenari’s thick voice, his dulcet tones, flowing over her,
calming her jangling nerves. Her pussy, long denied any easing, dewed in
response to the pictures his words painted. A strong compulsion beat at her,
making her want nothing so much as to loll at his feet in adoration.


Strange, how clear his words are, given that he speaks using that crowded
appendage… Oh, Drasarka — not so strange when he is attempting to
mind-thrall me!

“Sparkle!”

With a negating shake of her head and an inward surge of disgust at the
endless power-games of males, she threw up her mind blocks, easily winning
free of the subliminal influence. Angered beyond thinking, she verbally
blasted the alien, incensed he would try such a trick on her. “Your mind speak
will not work on me, Jenari.”

She tossed her head, meeting his renewed mental challenge with a sneer. “I am
a Sprite. I cannot be compelled by your voice, nor can your honeyed words
thrall me.”

The alien’s wide mouth spread in a practised movement that aped a smile. “You
are a fressh ssassy baggage! I can ssee why your masster ssayss you invite
beatingss, sslave!” His lips closed in a thin line, concealing his tongue.

She cringed, damning her mouth and her loss of self-control. By Sparkle! When
would she learn to keep her comments to herself? What would she do if her
unruly anger lost her this chance of escape?

It had taken too long to convince her master she truly wished to serve his
plans by spying for him. She had spent the long, grueling years learning about
ship propulsion units, drive flux capacitors and other diverse technical
entities for just such a chance as this: escape. During that time, she’d
swallowed her gorge and taken the physical abuse and so-called sexual
cruelties Lord Avron had doled out, never letting on how his milder tortures
ignited her carnal hungers. She’d only slipped up once, but that lapse had
proven costly.

Avron had somehow learned she needed his release — any partner’s release —
inside her, needed the life-giving fluid of come washing the walls of her sex
in order to flourish and grow a healthy set of pinions and fronds. Since that
time, he’d kept her at the minimum edge of physical and psionic sexual
starvation, taking pleasure in gauging what lengths she would go to, the
degradations she would endure in order to receive a few drops of come.

Years of maneuvering, of posturing and subterfuge had paid off. Lately, unrest
and political furor had escalated within the Corporation. Due to financial
setbacks and personal miscalculations, Lord Avron had lost respect among his
peers. The other Corporation Lords, like canker-phish — more deadly than the
great blalor-sharks of Trofu that devoured their own young — hovered about,
sniffing around his weakness, waiting for his failure. Her master had been
forced to regroup, jettisoning some of his plans for advancement just to
maintain his present lofty position among the powerful despots.

Unwilling to go outside his private power base to obtain help and whatever
information he sought, it had been easy to convince him of her willingness to
win the position as Sexengineer aboard the Quiet Kitty Waveship and garner
information from its crew to transmit back to him. Why he had become obsessed
with this vessel, she neither knew nor cared. All that concerned her lately
was finding her scattered people. Sparkle called for her and its other
children, its summons an imperative she could not ignore. Time was fast
running out for her. If she messed this interview up, she knew Avron would
kill her.

Belly roiling with resentment, she averted her face to hide her grimace and
abased herself before the alien — probably her last chance at freedom. “I
offer apologies to you, Gentle-Being. I beg you to take no offence.”

“Be at easse, Ssprite. I tesst all who sseek to sserve aboard my vesssel. No
one sso eassily controlled iss welcomed aboard my Quiet Kitty. Let uss begin
anew…”

One long arm extended palm up, in the manner of greeting peculiar to her
slavers, the alien stepped from behind the chair, unerringly approaching
Willa. “I am Bevel, masster of the Quiet Kitty Waveship.”

She choked, eyes riveted in desperate immediate hunger to his newly revealed
sex. Obviously, her information loop had seriously failed to include some
pertinent data…

Standing before her, hands extended, awaiting her acknowledgement of his
greeting, the alien was an impressive sight. Or rather, the impressive sight
was his more than ten inch penis swaying lazily between his grey muscular
thighs. A darker grey than the rest of his skin, the Medusoid cock undulated
back and forth, its serpent-like moves hypnotic, compelling, drawing her
fascinated gaze.

 

 

About the Author

A funny thing happened on the way to the grave… In 2006, Cammy was diagnosed
with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and given two weeks to live. She promptly
discharged herself AMA — Against Medical Advice — since, as she stubbornly
informed her doctors, she could die at home far more comfortably than at the
hospital. But then… she got an idea for a new story. Then another, and
another…

Fifteen years and dozens of fantastic tales later, Cammy passed quietly in her
sleep, at home, as was her wish. We miss her. Her work lives on, and we hold
her in our hearts. Cammy decided many years ago that upon her passing, she
wished to donate her royalties to The Quiet Kitty fund, which helps authors
with emergency medical expenses. We do, to keep her in our hearts and minds.

Find Camille’s other works at Changeling Press

 

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Personal Development / Self-Help

Somatic Healing / Mind-Body Wellness

Trauma-Informed Personal Growth

Date Published: April 25, 2026

 

 

If you’ve tried to plan, push, or hustle your way out of stress
and anxiety and found yourself back in the same exhausting cycles, this book
is your invitation to stop blaming yourself and start understanding yourself.


In You’re Not the Problem: You’re the Possibility, you’ll
learn:

  1. Why feeling stuck is not a failure, but an intelligent adaptation
  2. How your nervous system has been running the show, and how to begin creating
    safety and more room inside to respond
  3. How to relate to yourself in real time: see yourself, meet yourself, talk to
    yourself, understand yourself, and support yourself so your inner world
    becomes steady and trustworthy
  4. Simple, practical steps to restore your energy and reconnect with your true
    self
This book is your companion for the first phase of the Freedom Formula.
It is the roadmap to guide you out of survival mode and into the clarity and
resilience you need to create lasting change.

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EXCERPT

They say we’re a product of our environment, and I believe that to be true. I wouldn’t be the woman I am today without the exact mix of experiences I lived through. Not just the beautiful ones, but the ones marked by fear, loneliness, powerlessness, and the ache of believing I wasn’t enough, the kinds of moments so many of us carry silently. What I didn’t know then but can see so clearly now is that each of those moments became the ingredients for something sacred.

Have you ever made a cake from scratch? An exceptionally divine one, rich, moist, unforgettable. If so, you know the ingredients, when tasted individually, are anything but appetizing. Flour, salt, and vanilla taste terrible on their own. Even sugar by itself can turn your stomach. These ingredients are not meant to stand alone, but when brought together with intention they create something extraordinary.

Our healing works much the same way. Many of the experiences we carry from our past are unpalatable on their own. Yet those same experiences can become the ingredients that shape our strength, our wisdom, and our capacity to live fully.

About the Author

Lori Montry

 My work centers around a simple but powerful idea: many of the patterns people
struggle with are not evidence that something is wrong with them. They are
adaptations created by a nervous system that has been trying to help them
survive stress, pressure, and difficult experiences.

I am a somatic healing practitioner and the creator of the Freedom Formula, a
framework that helps people move out of survival mode and into a life that
reflects who they are. My work blends nervous system science, somatic
practices, emotional processing, and mindset work to help people understand
why they feel stuck and what it truly takes to create lasting change.

Before stepping into this work, I earned my law degree from Harvard Law School
and spent years in high-performing environments where discipline and
achievement were highly valued. From the outside, my life looked successful.
Inside, I was quietly struggling with many of the same patterns my clients now
describe: chronic stress, emotional eating, anxiety, and the exhausting habit
of showing up for everyone else while ignoring my own needs.

Understanding the role of the nervous system changed the way I approached
those patterns. Instead of seeing them as failures, I began to see them as
intelligent adaptations. That realization not only transformed my own life, it
became the foundation of the work I now share with others.

For more than sixteen years I have helped people understand their patterns
with compassion, reconnect with their inner guidance, and build lives that
feel meaningful, aligned, and sustainable. My book, You’re Not the
Problem, grew out of that work and out of a deep desire to help more people
experience the relief that comes from realizing they are not broken.

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